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Originally Posted by Snider&Hodges
I could be wrong but it's my understanding that if a starter doesn't go 5 but the team still wins, the win goes to the reliever that the scorer deemed most efficient. So according to the scorer, Hildebrand pitched worse than Doyle.
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That is the way the rule reads. I would have went with Hildebrand for the win, but often the scorer looks to give the win to the pitcher that replaced the starter if he feels they pitched well enough. Not out of the question that the scorer would have given the win to Doyle instead, in which case Hildebrand gets the save for finishing the game, never relinquishing the lead, and pitching 3 innings.